Positive COVID-19 case at Cooke; the Cooke school will close Tuesday, Sept. 29

A staff member at the George L. Cooke Elementary School has tested positive for COVID-19. The Monticello Central School District is working closely with the Sullivan County Department of Health to assist with contact tracing and notifying individuals who may have had direct contact with the impacted individual.  Out of an abundance of caution, the …

Monticello High School Phase-In Schedule/Cohort Model to Change; Grades 10-12 will now begin in-person learning starting Oct. 5 

The phase-in schedule and cohort model for in-person instruction at Monticello High School has been changed in order to relieve staffing and spacing issues identified as students have begun to return to the building. The only students who will return to the school building in the week of Sept. 29 through Oct. 2 are ninth-grade …

MCSD seeks community member to join audit committee

The Monticello Board of Education seeks a community member to join its District Audit Committee for a three-year term. The volunteer position is open to any district resident with two years of financial experience who has not worked, or provided services for, the district during the past two years. Individuals who are partners in, controlling …

Order your MHS yearbook today and save!

Take action today to save the big moments for years to come. — Buy a yearbook OCTOBER ONLY! $55.00 –  Book Only $60.00 Book and Name Stamp STARTING NOVEMBER 1, 2020 $60.00 – Book Only $65.00 – Book with Name Stamp Order online at YEARBOOKORDERCENTER.COM Enter school code: 5999

Senator Jen Metzger announces $200,000 in funding for MCSD’s St. John Street School Community Hub

On Tuesday, Sept. 22, Senator Jen Metzger announced a $200,000 state grant to support the St. John Street School Community Hub in Monticello. The Hub is a collaborative partnership between the Monticello Central School District and a network of partner agencies that provides resources and enrichment opportunities for residents of the district, located at the …

Ethelbert B. Crawford Public Library Budget Vote and Trustee Election to be held Oct. 7

The Ethelbert B. Crawford Public Library’s annual budget vote will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020 from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Voting will take place at the Ethelbert B. Crawford Public Library in Monticello. All registered voters of the library district in the Towns of Thompson, Bethel, and Forestburgh residing within the Monticello …

Board of Education to meet Oct. 1

There will be a regular meeting of the Monticello Central School District Board of Education on Thursday, October 1, 2020 at 6:30 p.m. via videoconference with no in-person attendance, and will be recorded and transcribed at a later date. There will be a proposed executive session at 6:30 p.m. to discuss “the medical, financial, credit …

“COVID Conscious” with Mr. Frandino

Enjoy this fun twist on a fab four classic from Emma C. Chase Principal Bill Frandino — and remember, wear a mask, wash your hands, don’t touch your face!